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Govt. Puts a Real Crimp on Canadian Dropouts

…keep their kids in school, like this one: Oregon schools offer free cars to entice kids to class Monday, September 18, 2006 Associated Press – Idaho News PHOENIX, Ore. —…



Contest: What’s in a Name?

In Freakonomics, we make the argument that a child’s first name doesn’t affect his or her life outcome. I am guessing that most inanimate objects, too, are relatively unaffected by…




Breast milk and baby names

When I was a child and didn’t eat my dinner, my mother (like all mothers of her generation) would remind me that there were starving children in Africa. However, she…





Fear Itself

…in Defense of Our Country.” If you are thinking of satire along the lines of Newman’s “Short People,” you are mostly wrong. The lyrics are mostly in earnest, with Newman…



An Empirical Examination of Grief

…is being put to some empirical testing. I would like to think that we are on our way to a less childish, or child-like, view of death in this country,…



Polish Jokes Still Okay

At least in New Yorker cartoons. Because, as explained here, “the tacit assumption … is that the child is not of Polish origin.”…



Zell Miller is wrong, but he isn’t crazy

…to mention: We’re too few because too many of our babies have been killed,” Miller said. “Over 45 million since Roe v. Wade in 1973. If those 45 million children…



Zell Miller is wrong, but he isn’t crazy

…to mention: We’re too few because too many of our babies have been killed, Miller said. Over 45 million since Roe v. Wade in 1973. If those 45 million children…



The Happiest Feet of All

…himself took in a showing of the film, with his own child in tow; and 3. Whether the success of films like Happy Feet have raised awareness of global warming….



The Tooth Trade

…a child when the kid loses a tooth. Tagliamonte’s son lost his first tooth when he was nearly seven; the parents didn’t know how much to pay, so they asked…



$500 not to have an abortion?

…sense to subsidize women who were going to give up babies for adoption? I think maybe it does. There are large numbers of parents who want to adopt, and a…



The Price of Eggs: A Leading Indicator?

…consumption of oil, the newly formed advocacy group Parents Against a New International Climate today announced that no American child shall henceforth be allowed to dye or hunt for more…



Should IBM Run the DMV, CIA, and TSA?

I blogged a few days ago about the sad fact that my beloved three-year-old child, a.k.a. 2687, a black IBM (Lenovo) laptop, had to be repaired. The LCD had gone…



De-Incentivizing Virtual Rape

…Still, when issues like sexual assault start sparking real-life police action, it sounds like a case for some necessary introduction of retribution to remove incentives if ever there was one….



A Google-Wrinkle in the Name Game

Here’s a new twist to our ongoing discussion of child-naming: The Wall Street Journal reports that new parents may be choosing more “unique” names for their children in the interest…




Straight From the Black Swan’s Mouth

…a pregnant woman walking down the street, the sex of her child is a random event for me – but not for her doctor, and certainly not for God. Likewise,…



Smoking Habit for Sale

…wife Annabel and I are pregnant with our first child, it’s time to give up once and for all. I’ve created a listing on the New Zealand online auction site…



The Most Popular Names for British Pets

…on her blog, the pet list overlaps heavily with the same year’s 100 most popular children’s names in England and Wales (a list that differs somewhat from the boys’ name…



Revisiting the Autism “Epidemic”

…autistic child or know someone who does, you may not be satisfied with Shattuck and Durkin’s article, for it may be more comforting to have a tangible villain, like vaccines,…







The Full Tilt/CNN Phishing Scam, Resolved

Last night, Levitt posted this discovery of what seemed like a phishing expedition (and revealed to the world his late-night poker habits). As of 9:10 a.m. today, the site in…



Purim and Penelope

My son and I recently returned from Israel where we had the chance to spend Purim in Jerusalem. Purim is a bit like Halloween — kids and parents dress up…